AREA

N= 400 100%

South .......................................... 1 ( 1/ 84) 67 17%

Central ........................................ 2 98 25%

North West ..................................... 3 58 15%

North East...................................... 4 177 44%

START

Hello, my name is __________ and I am conducting a survey for Suffolk

University and I would like to get your opinions on some political

questions. We are calling New Jersey households statewide. Would you be

willing to spend five minutes answering some brief questions? {ROTATE}

N= 400 100%

Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 88) 400 100%

S1. Are you currently registered to vote?

N= 400 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/ 89) 400 100%

No ............................................. 2 0 0%

GENDR

Record Gender

N= 400 100%

Male ........................................... 1 ( 1/ 92) 182 46%

Female ......................................... 2 218 54%

S2. Thank You. How likely are you to vote in the upcoming election for

Governor?

N= 400 100%

Very likely .................................... 1 ( 1/ 93) 358 90%

Somewhat likely ................................ 2 42 10%

Not very/not at all likely ..................... 3 0 0%

Other/Undecided/Refused ........................ 4 0 0%

Q1. Which political party do you feel closest to - Democrat, Republican, or

Independent?

N= 400 100%

Democrat ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 96) 135 34%

Republican ..................................... 2 83 21%

Independent/Unaffiliated/Other ................. 3 182 46%

Q2. What is your age category?

N= 400 100%

18-35 .......................................... 1 ( 1/ 97) 34 9%

36-45 .......................................... 2 77 19%

46-55 .......................................... 3 91 23%

56-65 .......................................... 4 102 26%

66-75 .......................................... 5 53 13%

Over 75 ........................................ 6 38 10%

Refused ........................................ 7 5 1%

Q3. Which of the following best describes your race or ethnicity?

N= 400 100%

White/Caucasian ................................ 1 ( 1/ 98) 292 73%

African-American ............................... 2 49 12%

Asian .......................................... 3 13 3%

American Indian ................................ 4 3 1%

Hispanic (Mexican, Spanish) .................... 5 22 6%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 6 4 1%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 7 17 4%

Q4. Which one of the following issues matters most in deciding your vote for

Governor?

N= 400 100%

Taxes .......................................... 01 ( 1/ 99) 52 13%

Education ...................................... 02 24 6%

Property Taxes ................................. 03 77 19%

Economy ........................................ 04 53 13%

Jobs/Employment ................................ 05 53 13%

Budget ......................................... 06 22 6%

Healthcare ..................................... 07 51 13%

Government/Political Corruption ................ 08 36 9%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 09 30 8%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 10 2 1%

PREQ5

I'm going to read you a list of state and national leaders. For each, please

tell me if your opinion of them is generally favorable or generally

unfavorable. If you are undecided or have never heard of them, just tell me

that.

N= 400 100%

Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/101) 400 100%

Q5. First take Barack Obama, would you say your opinion of Barack Obama is

generally favorable or generally unfavorable?

N= 400 100%

Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/102) 2 1%

Favorable ...................................... 2 248 62%

Unfavorable .................................... 3 119 30%

Heard of/undecided ............................. 4 31 8%

Q6. Would you say your opinion of Chris Daggett (DAG-It) is generally

favorable or generally unfavorable?

N= 400 100%

Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/103) 81 20%

Favorable ...................................... 2 78 20%

Unfavorable .................................... 3 100 25%

Heard of/undecided ............................. 4 141 35%

Q7. Would you say your opinion of Robert Menendez (Men-EN-Dez) is generally

favorable or generally unfavorable?

N= 400 100%

Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/104) 42 11%

Favorable ...................................... 2 122 31%

Unfavorable .................................... 3 126 32%

Heard of/undecided ............................. 4 110 28%

Q8. Would you say your opinion of Chris Christie is generally favorable or

generally unfavorable?

N= 400 100%

Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/105) 11 3%

Favorable ...................................... 2 135 34%

Unfavorable .................................... 3 183 46%

Heard of/undecided ............................. 4 71 18%

Q9. Would you say your opinion of Frank Lautenberg (LOT-en-berg) is generally

favorable or generally unfavorable?

N= 400 100%

Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/106) 41 10%

Favorable ...................................... 2 159 40%

Unfavorable .................................... 3 136 34%

Heard of/undecided ............................. 4 64 16%

Q10

Q10. Would you say your opinion of Jon Corzine (CORE-Zyne) is generally

favorable or generally unfavorable?

N= 400 100%

Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/107) 4 1%

Favorable ...................................... 2 178 45%

Unfavorable .................................... 3 185 46%

Heard of/undecided ............................. 4 33 8%

Q11

Q11. Do you feel that the state of New Jersey is generally going in the right

direction or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

N= 400 100%

Right direction ................................ 1 ( 1/108) 108 27%

Wrong track .................................... 2 262 66%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 28 7%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 2 1%

Q12A {Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Middlesex, Passaic, Somerset, Union, & Warren counties}

Q12A. There are twelve candidates for governor listed on your ballot. The

candidates are Jon Corzine (CORE-Zyne)-Democrat, Chris Christie-Republican,

and 10 Independents including {RANDOMIZE} Jason Cullen, Chris Daggett, Kenneth Kaplan,

Joshua Leinsdorf, Alvin Lindsay, David Meiswinkle, Gregory Pason, Kostas

Petris, Gary Steele, and Gary Stein. At this point, for whom will you vote?

Q12B {For Atlantic, Cape May, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Salem, & Sussex counties}

Q12B. There are twelve candidates for governor listed on your ballot. The

candidates are Chris Christie-Republican, Jon Corzine (CORE-Zyne)-Democrat,

and 10 Independents including {RANDOMIZE} Jason Cullen, Chris Daggett, Kenneth Kaplan,

Joshua Leinsdorf, Alvin Lindsay, David Meiswinkle, Gregory Pason, Kostas

Petris, Gary Steele, and Gary Stein. At this point, for whom will you vote?

N= 400 100%

Jon Corzine-Democrat ........................... 01 ( 1/155) 143 36%

Chris Christie-Republican ...................... 02 117 29%

Jason Cullen-People Not Politics ............... 03 4 1%

Chris Daggett-Independent for New Jersey ....... 04 27 7%

Kenneth Kaplan-Libertarian ..................... 05 0 0%

Joshua Leinsdorf-Fair Election Party ........... 06 0 0%

Alvin Lindsay-Lindsay for Governor ............. 07 2 1%

David Meiswinkle-Middle Class Empowerment ...... 08 0 0%

Gregory Pason-Socialist Party USA .............. 09 0 0%

Kostas Petris-For the People ................... 10 0 0%

Gary Steele-Leadership, Independence, Vision ... 11 3 1%

Gary Stein-Independent ......................... 12 0 0%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 13 97 24%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 14 7 2%

Q13

Q13. Is your mind made up or do you think you might change your mind before

the election?

N= 296 100%

Mind made up ................................... 1 ( 1/157) 213 72%

Might change ................................... 2 72 24%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 11 4%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 0 0%

Q14

Q14. If you were standing in the voting booth right now, who are you leaning

toward?

N= 104 100%

Jon Corzine-Democrat ........................... 01 ( 1/158) 26 25%

Chris Christie-Republican ...................... 02 16 15%

Jason Cullen-People Not Politics ............... 03 0 0%

Chris Daggett-Independent for New Jersey ....... 04 2 2%

Kenneth Kaplan-Libertarian ..................... 05 0 0%

Joshua Leinsdorf-Fair Election Party ........... 06 0 0%

Alvin Lindsay-Lindsay for Governor ............. 07 0 0%

David Meiswinkle-Middle Class Empowerment ...... 08 0 0%

Gregory Pason-Socialist Party USA .............. 09 0 0%

Kostas Petris-For the People ................... 10 0 0%

Gary Steele-Leadership, Independence, Vision ... 11 0 0%

Gary Stein-Independent ......................... 12 0 0%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 13 57 55%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 14 3 3%

Q12 & 14 COMBINED

Initial & Leaners.

N= 400 100%

Jon Corzine-Democrat ........................... 01 ( 1/155) 169 42%

Chris Christie-Republican ...................... 02 133 33%

Jason Cullen-People Not Politics ............... 03 4 1%

Chris Daggett-Independent for New Jersey ....... 04 29 7%

Kenneth Kaplan-Libertarian ..................... 05 0 0%

Joshua Leinsdorf-Fair Election Party ........... 06 0 0%

Alvin Lindsay-Lindsay for Governor ............. 07 2 1%

David Meiswinkle-Middle Class Empowerment ...... 08 0 0%

Gregory Pason-Socialist Party USA .............. 09 0 0%

Kostas Petris-For the People ................... 10 0 0%

Gary Steele-Leadership, Independence, Vision ... 11 3 1%

Gary Stein-Independent ......................... 12 0 0%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 13 57 14%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 14 3 1%

Q15 {INDEPENDENTS ONLY}

Q15. Second choice. If you had to pick between John Corzine or Chris Christie,

would you vote for Corzine, Christie, or one of the other Independents?

{IF THEY SAY ANOTHER INDEPENDENT, ASK WHO}

N= 38 100%

Jon Corzine-Democrat ........................... 01 ( 1/162) 9 24%

Chris Christie-Republican ...................... 02 11 29%

Jason Cullen-People Not Politics ............... 03 0 0%

Chris Daggett-Independent for New Jersey ....... 04 0 0%

Kenneth Kaplan-Libertarian ..................... 05 1 3%

Joshua Leinsdorf-Fair Election Party ........... 06 1 3%

Alvin Lindsay-Lindsay for Governor ............. 07 0 0%

David Meiswinkle-Middle Class Empowerment ...... 08 0 0%

Gregory Pason-Socialist Party USA .............. 09 0 0%

Kostas Petris-For the People ................... 10 3 8%

Gary Steele-Leadership, Independence, Vision ... 11 2 5%

Gary Stein-Independent ......................... 12 0 0%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 13 11 29%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 14 0 0%

Q16

Q16. Overall, which candidate do you trust more<Q16W >?

N= 400 100%

Corzine ........................................ 1 ( 1/165) 181 45%

Christie ....................................... 2 122 31%

Neither ........................................ 3 67 17%

Both ........................................... 4 7 2%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 21 5%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 6 2 1%

Q17

Q17. On Sunday, the New York Times endorsed Jon Corzine for Governor. Does

that make you more or less likely to vote for Jon Corzine?

N= 400 100%

More likely .................................... 1 ( 1/166) 55 14%

Less likely .................................... 2 106 27%

No difference .................................. 3 229 57%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 4 9 2%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 5 1 0%

Q18

Q18. President Obama has endorsed Jon Corzine for Governor. Does that make you

more or less likely to vote for Jon Corzine?

N= 400 100%

More likely .................................... 1 ( 1/167) 88 22%

Less likely .................................... 2 122 31%

No difference .................................. 3 184 46%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 4 6 2%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 5 0 0%

Q19

Q19. There are 12 candidates for Governor. Would you prefer fewer choices on

your ballot?

N= 400 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/168) 264 66%

No ............................................. 2 136 34%

Q19A

Currently Democrats and Republicans need one thousand certified signatures to

run for Governor and Independents need eight hundred in order to qualify.

N= 400 100%

Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/169) 400 100%

Q19A1

Q19A1. Would you support increasing the required amount of signatures for all

candidates for Governor to five thousand certified signatures? {ROTATE}

N= 400 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/170) 196 49%

No ............................................. 2 204 51%

Q19A2

Q19A2. Would you support increasing the required amount of signatures for all

candidates for Governor to ten thousand certified signatures?

N= 400 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/171) 135 34%

No ............................................. 2 265 66%

Q20

Q20. How common do you think corruption is in New Jersey politics - is it

widespread, or is it limited to a few isolated incidents?

N= 400 100%

Widespread corruption .......................... 1 ( 1/172) 269 67%

Limited to a few isolated incidents ............ 2 106 27%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 24 6%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 1 0%

Q21

Q21. Regardless of how you intend to vote, when all the votes are counted a

week from Tuesday, who do you think will be elected Governor of New Jersey?

(NOT WHO THEY ARE VOTING FOR NECESSARILY, BUT WHO THEY THINK WILL WIN)

N= 400 100%

Corzine ........................................ 1 ( 1/173) 231 58%

Christie ....................................... 2 96 24%

Daggett ........................................ 3 7 2%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 4 66 17%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 5 0 0%

Q22

Q22. Regardless of how you intend to vote, how comfortable would you be with

Jon Corzine as Governor for four more years?

N= 400 100%

Extremely comfortable .......................... 1 ( 1/174) 40 10%

Very comfortable ............................... 2 98 25%

Somewhat comfortable ........................... 3 93 23%

Not at all comfortable ......................... 4 152 38%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 14 4%

Refused (DO NOT READ0 .......................... 6 3 1%

Q23

Q23. Regardless of how you intend to vote, how comfortable would you be with

Chris Christie as Governor for four years?

N= 400 100%

Extremely comfortable .......................... 1 ( 1/175) 26 7%

Very comfortable ............................... 2 50 13%

Somewhat comfortable ........................... 3 120 30%

Not at all comfortable ......................... 4 162 41%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 35 9%

Refused (DO NOT READ0 .......................... 6 7 2%

Q24

Q24. Regardless of how you intend to vote, how comfortable would you be with

Chris Daggett as Governor for four years?

N= 400 100%

Extremely comfortable .......................... 1 ( 1/176) 10 3%

Very comfortable ............................... 2 25 6%

Somewhat comfortable ........................... 3 107 27%

Not at all comfortable ......................... 4 155 39%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 99 25%

Refused (DO NOT READ0 .......................... 6 4 1%

Q25

Q25. Did you vote in the 2008 presidential election?

{IF VOTED, ASK} Did you vote for Barack Obama - Democrat, John McCain -

Republican, or Ralph Nader - Independent?

N= 400 100%

Barack Obama-Democrat .......................... 1 ( 1/177) 219 55%

John McCain-Republican ......................... 2 162 41%

Ralph Nader-Independent ........................ 3 4 1%

Other .......................................... 4 8 2%

Did not vote ................................... 5 7 2%